General Awareness

The UNSC unanimously adopted Resolution 1267 on October 15, 1999. In the adopted resolution, the Council declared Osama bin Laden and Comrades as terrorists. It established a sanctions regime to cover Al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden, and the Taliban wherever they may be found. UNSC Resolution 1267 The first two Resolutions, 1267 and 1333 (2000)of the […]

Since 2002, the World Press Freedom Index, published annually, has been an important advocacy tool. Its impact on governments is expanding due to its popularity, and many heads of state and administration are afraid of it being published every year. The inaugural edition of the rating was published in 2002, and the top three positions

Under Indira Gandhi’s administration, the National Security Act (NSA) was passed on September 23, 1980. The National Security Act authorises state and central governments to arrest individuals and keep them from operating against national welfare and security, harming India’s international affairs, or blocking the preservation and provision of important services to society. Under NSA, the

Improved business practices and stronger property rights were rewarded in the rankings of companies (a low numerical value). Tightening regulations have been shown to impact economic growth studies majorly. Conflicting stories abound over how Djankov, Klein, and McLeish first developed the concept and wrote the paper based on it. Methodology The major goal of this

The amendment bill states the laws related to Indian companies. The Companies Act 2013 will regulate and also help in the formation and functioning of the corporation and the companies in India. The Act was amended multiple times from 1956 to 2019. After the Amendment, India has become the first country to make Corporate Social

The purpose of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) 2019 is to help the religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who are fleeing from persecution in their countries. But why did it cause such an uproar in the public and media? Originally, the Indian Constitution guaranteed Indian citizenship to all its residents without discrimination on

A system or a computer network that works as a single unit for handling massive volumes of information. Supercomputers are employed for extremely difficult tasks, including nuclear studies and weather prediction. A supercomputer’s size is determined by the number of processors in it. It can have tens of thousands of processors operating simultaneously. Japan’s Fugaku,

The Directorate of Minorities was formed in 1999-2000 from the Directorate of Backward Classes to ensure a more focused approach to issues pertaining to the notified Minority communities, namely Muslims, Christians, Jains, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Parsis.  The Directorate is working with the vision of enabling all members of the Minority Community to lead productive lives

Let’s look at what is a foundation course. This is a short note on IAS/IPS overhaul proposal by the PMO. On the proposed changes, there has been a necessary action to be taken on it so that it is implemented this year itself. According to former cabinet secretary BK Chaturvedi, the idea comes with its

A body established by the Constitution of India is a constitutional body. A constitutional change is needed when a constitutional body has to be formed to change its power or functions. Therefore, such bodies can be created after a constitutional amendment bill has been passed. The power exercised by these bodies is acquired from the